House Bill 8 (HB 8) removed public junior colleges from the Formula Advisory Committee structure established under Texas Education Code, Section 61.059(b), requiring instead a “standing advisory committee composed of representatives of public junior colleges to provide advice and counsel to the coordinating board with respect to the funding of public junior colleges.”
The committee will have no more than 12 members, including representatives of 1) each accountability group and 2) of college CEOs, chief financial officers, chief academic officers (provosts), and institutional researchers or other experts. Members serve three-year terms unless otherwise provided by the commissioner and are appointed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) on the recommendation of the commissioner.
The standing advisory committee will study and provide counsel and recommendations regarding the formulas, administration, and other components of the Public Junior College Finance Program established by HB 8 and carry out other charges issued by the Board of the THECB or the commissioner.